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Joinfortmill

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60. Gotta get up the 'old folks' way...

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 11:56 PM

Dec 2025

Roll over onto your hands and knees. Reach up and hold onto the sofa with one hand, or both hands if needed, pull yourself up, and quickly flop onto the sofa. Voila! Now, don't do that again! Lol.

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When did getting up off the floor become such a freaking problem? [View all] LuckyCharms Dec 2025 OP

I roll on my side pfitz59 Dec 2025 #1

I do something like that. LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #6

The body, sometimes, does not listen to the brain. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #2

Now that I think of it... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #5

Aging is not a binary thing NewLarry Dec 2025 #61

Oh, I hear you, my dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2025 #3

Yes! Please make sure you have someone with you Peg! LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #14

Sounds familiar! some_of_us_are_sane Dec 2025 #4

Even when I get up out of a chair... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #12

LOL! Yes, and even some_of_us_are_sane Dec 2025 #17

My knees sound like bubble wrap. Ocelot II Dec 2025 #30

If I bend over (or fall over), I try to take care of anything at the ground level while I'm there. erronis Dec 2025 #24

Lol. Yup. May as well make the best use of my time down there... AloeVera Dec 2025 #27

😃 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #53

Practice Luman Dec 2025 #7

My problems started at 57... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #15

Welcome to DU! Ziggysmom Dec 2025 #45

Movement is medicine!!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #52

Just don't tell us True Dough Dec 2025 #8

Was that wrong to do? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #10

Urine your own home, Lucky True Dough Dec 2025 #33

Can I do it in your own home? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #34

I'd be willing to compromise True Dough Dec 2025 #38

In this weather? LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #39

How long True Dough Dec 2025 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #42

You do True Dough Dec 2025 #47

hey Skittles Dec 2025 #9

Skittles... LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #11

STOP SCREAMING OR I'LL STOP!!! Skittles Dec 2025 #13

73 and chainsaw day cleaning up dead ash tree mess. Will update getting out of bed tomorrow..... IA8IT Dec 2025 #18

I do daily exercise that sometimes includes pilates Skittles Dec 2025 #19

Daily is my problem. Slacked off exercise after Thanksgiving. Now my jeans are too tight. IA8IT Dec 2025 #32

OK I am challenging you Skittles Dec 2025 #37

Deal!! IA8IT Dec 2025 #54

outstanding! Skittles Dec 2025 #55

I'm 76 and care for my baby granddaughter The Blue Flower Dec 2025 #16

The kids in my neighborhood kneel/lie directly on the sidewalk to chalk it BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #50

As I got older (79), I noticed that the floor is farther away than it used to be. patphil Dec 2025 #20

Planks! GreenWave Dec 2025 #21

Time is a bitch NotHardly Dec 2025 #22

I watch this and marvel. "Sit To Rise". Only in my dreams. erronis Dec 2025 #23

This from some kid who's probably in his 40's. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2026 #70

The first time it happened to me PatSeg Dec 2025 #25

I know, right? reACTIONary Dec 2025 #26

I'm 81 AverageOldGuy Dec 2025 #28

I always make sure I'm near something i can use Figarosmom Dec 2025 #29

Yep, you've got to crawl to a straight-backed chair and grab the seat to help pull yourself up. LudwigPastorius Dec 2025 #65

A few months ago, I was thinking of putting a block and tackle lift thing, attached to the ceiling. chouchou Dec 2025 #31

Your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill.... pbmus Dec 2025 #35

I've loved this song for years. LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #36

When I saw my father at 85 dance like this, I almost lost it pbmus Dec 2025 #44

Stretchs for hip flexible help a lot with that--and yoga squat poses. xuplate Dec 2025 #40

I make a point of getting down on the floor at least once a day dflprincess Dec 2025 #43

Good plan. I do floor exercises, lying on my back, kicking legs in the air BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #51

Getting out of the bathtub is quite a dance too. IcyPeas Dec 2025 #46

NEVER get down on the ground/floor..... lastlib Dec 2025 #48

Highly recommend better bones and balance Tree Lady Dec 2025 #49

Since forever buzzycrumbhunger Dec 2025 #56

When it is cold I have to get down on HappyH Dec 2025 #57

Books! Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #58

Do squats. A lot and often. Maybe 10 reps 3 times a day. phxjurist Dec 2025 #59

Gotta get up the 'old folks' way... Joinfortmill Dec 2025 #60

76 with balance issues plus lousy feet Golden Raisin Dec 2025 #62

Just Got My First Cane! 👩‍🦳👩‍🦯 Well, At Least I've Lived ... ColoringFool Dec 2025 #63

We all need to practice getting up. Laffy Kat Dec 2025 #64

Ah, that was the day I officially became Old Grokenstein Dec 2025 #66

Should I include my bar hopping days in my answer? n/t Yonnie3 Dec 2025 #67

Tell me about it. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2025 #68

I just don't get on the floor any more Faux pas Dec 2025 #69